Why are those you believe in a god so aggressive?

It seems to be fairly common for one who believes in the existence of a supernatural deity to verbally attack, threaten with damnation and even demean anyone who does not subscribe to such a belief. Are such beliefs built on such intimidation and is this its true foundation?

I see the problem is that in any group of people, regardless if we are discussing religion, race, politics, etc., all seem to be painted with the same brush. And it is quite a shame, as there are many great people out there.

To be fair, not all who believe in God are aggressive and I don't think they are all that common honestly. We see extremes like ISIS for example, but in no way does this band of radical terrorists mirror all Muslims, anymore than say the Westboro Baptist haters mirror all Christians. Unfortunately, the loud and small minorities tend to detract from the rest of the people who just want to live their daily lives.

The fact is, as humans - regardless of belief, you will have those who feel the need to threaten and intimidate. It's about power, fear and greed. "God" is a convenient way to justify behaviors. A lot of people talk themselves into believing that God or Allah or whoever wants them to do these things. That's where it gets dangerous, because suddenly it isn't about you, it's about pleasing a God, and that makes it easier to do all sorts of things one might not normally do, because they truly make themselves believe it is for a "higher purpose".

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Yes there has been many atrocities committed in the name of religion for thousands of years and by many religions. Thank God Christianity is not involved in such acts anymore. Dark ages. I just wish that the extremists would come out of the dark ages

cjhunsinger, are you denying there ability to claim Atheism because they are too rude? Do you actually get a say in the matter? Is there some code of honor that an Atheist must go through to be Atheist? I am not one, so I don't know.

I do not feel this is an entirely true statement or question. It is equivalent to stating that all cops are racist because one cop shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. Fact is, there are many religions that believe that there is some supernatural deity, but not all are as aggressive as you state.

Now some Christians that feel that they need to share their message. Not all feel this way though. I have lived in the Southeastern US for many years, and there they are pretty much taught that you must follow their God. However, then it gets very confusing, as the different Christian entities believe that only their entity is the true follower (i.e. Church of Christ will argue with Baptists, who argue with Methodists, who argue with Pentecostals). Catholics also have a belief that they are the true Christians and other denominations are not.

Muslims are probably the most aggressive, as they believe that if you do not believe in their God, then you should be killed. I would state this is a bit overly aggressive.

Then their are the atheists. They believe there is no god and at the present are the most aggressive that are non-Muslim at the present time. And atheism is a religion, as there is no proof that there is no God, they just believe using science to back it up. And when they get into it with those that believe in a God, it does get aggressive.

My personal feelings and beliefs are that I care not what your religion states, as long as it does not interfere with mine. But when you start claiming that your beliefs are superior to mine, there will be issues. Believe it or not, we still have some freedoms in this country. And we have both the freedom of religion as much as we have the freedom from religion.

We have a freedom of religion in that we have the right to choose what we want to believe in. Forcing people to accept some particular idea or adhere to behavioral standards from someone else’s religion means that their religious freedom is being infringed upon. This is not to say that they can follow to a T what their religion states--we are not allowed to cut heads off of non-Muslim in this country no matter what they want to claim.

We have freedom from religion in that we have the freedom from the rules and dogmas of other people’s religious beliefs so that we can be free to follow the demands of our own conscience, whether they take a religious form or not. But it does not mean that we are being free from seeing religion in society.

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I was merely trying to state that people tend to lump everyone together in a situation that is not entirely accurate on the whole of the discussion. Not everyone is a racist, even though racial tensions are high right now.

Laura : while you stated that people tend to lump up everyone together; i totally agree. but then you lumped up all the muslims into the "kill non-muslim" category? I would encourage you to read more, as this information is inaccurate.

Arksys--When a belief is heralded as a truth every reasoned being is obligated to respond. The overriding element here is that if a lie is big enough and told often enough, it becomes a truth. And that is a damning thing for society.

I think it seems that you and your atheists friends must take inventory of yourselves. You judge us from a book that you do not believe in (the Bible) You call us names as far as hypocrite. A hypocrite to an entity in which you do not believe in (GOD) You quote scripture from a book you do not believe in (Bible) And also try to use these verses against us. You are a confused lot of people my friend!

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Who exactly are you calling an atheist? The question certainly did not speak of Christianity but religions in general. I spoke of Christianity, but also of Muslims. I also spoke of our First Amendment rights.

I never said one way or another what my beliefs are other than " I care not what your religion states, as long as it does not interfere with mine. But when you start claiming that your beliefs are superior to mine, there will be issues."

Perhaps you need to read the comment I originally stated before passing judgement on me. All you are doing here is making the OP's point that you are overly aggressive. At no time were we being abusive to your feelings or your God. Chill.

CJ... That is just laughable to label myself this way because I WILL stand up for my God. I am doing nothing that you, yourself do everyday. Stand up for what we believe! And by the way, every word I said was the truth!